Not me, and taken a few weeks ago in Yorkshire.
Today, was my 33rd birthday, so for want of anything better to do, I cycled 90 miles towards Hungerford. I cycled south as I fancied having the pretty tough wind at my back on on the way home. It took about 4hrs 40, averaging about 18.5mph. I thought of making it a round 100 miles, but, the looming rain clouds soon put that idea on the back burner.
It was pretty bleak today, grey skies, autumn colour gone. This photo was taken a few weeks ago.
Alas, it can’t always be as picturesque as this!
For some reason, I always end up doing the longest rides in the middle of winter, November and December. Its been a good week for training. Two 30 mile rides on Sunday and Monday, 62 miles on Thursday and 90 miles today.
One thing I noticed is how many villages don’t have village shops these days. I kind of ran out of food 20 miles from home, and I thought, I’m bound to come across a shop on the way home, but, a succession of villages had no shops. So I just trudged on.
I have the same birthday too! I too would love to go out for a ride on my birthday but living in nothern British Columbia it would be too dangerous and cold as we’ve had snow on the ground for a few weeks now. I’m so bloody jealous.
Happy Birthday